Bandcamp
Market: Worldwide
Overview
Bandcamp is a direct-to-fan music platform that allows artists and labels to sell digital music, physical formats, and merchandise, and fans who buy can stream their purchases in the Bandcamp app. Creators set their own prices, can offer name-your-price, and sell directly to fans.
Market / Platform Focus
Bandcamp describes itself as an online record store and music community where fans discover, connect with and directly support the artists they love. Its editorial section, Bandcamp Daily, says it reports on “game-changers, no matter how big or small the game” and covers local, national and international scenes.
Yes — LabelGrid uploads your releases to your own Bandcamp account, straight from the dashboard (Distribution > Bandcamp). Direct upload features may depend on your plan; contact support if you don’t see the Bandcamp tab.
BANDCAMP AT A GLANCE
- Typical go-live: timing varies — once your connected Bandcamp account is confirmed, the upload runs right away or at the time you schedule. Set it up at least 2 weeks before your release date.
- How it works: LabelGrid uploads directly to your own Bandcamp account — a direct-to-fan store and music community for digital purchases, name-your-price, physical goods, and merch, with streaming for buyers.
- Delivery method: direct upload to your connected Bandcamp account (your credentials), separate from and independent of your DSP/DDEX streaming distribution.
- Pricing control: set album and track pricing, enable Name Your Price, control per-track downloads, and schedule uploads.
- Metadata: title, artist and track info transfer from your LabelGrid release; recording identifiers such as ISRC are handled in distribution, not by the Bandcamp upload.
- Payouts: Bandcamp pays your sales revenue directly to you.
LABELGRID
LabelGrid Integration
LabelGrid uploads your release straight to your own Bandcamp account, with the album and track prices, name-your-price and download settings you choose. From there it sells through Bandcamp’s store like any release you post yourself.
Getting Started
To release music on Bandcamp via LabelGrid, prepare your audio files and artwork, then add metadata to our specifications. Connect your Bandcamp account, then create a Bandcamp delivery from the Bandcamp tab under Distribution to upload the release to your store.
LabelGrid provides the tools you need beyond distribution: catalog management for your metadata and releases, royalty accounting with automated artist statements from the Basic plan up, and promotion tools including smart links and Spotify pre-saves.
Bandcamp delivery specifications
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| Audio formats accepted | LabelGrid accepts lossless WAV masters (16-, 24- or 32-bit) or 16-bit FLAC, 44.1kHz or higher, stereo; check Bandcamp for its own file handling |
| Lossless / Hi-Res support | Verify current Bandcamp support |
| Spatial audio / Dolby Atmos | Verify current Bandcamp support |
| Artwork requirements | LabelGrid requires cover art of at least 3000×3000 pixels, JPEG or PNG, sRGB; Bandcamp displays your release artwork |
| Metadata | Release and track titles, artist and track info transfer from your LabelGrid release; pricing and download settings are set per delivery. Recording identifiers such as ISRC are handled in distribution, not by the Bandcamp upload |
| Territory / availability | Your Bandcamp store is publicly accessible; verify current Bandcamp regional details |
| Monetization model | Direct-to-fan purchases (digital, physical, and merch), name-your-price, and streaming for buyers; Bandcamp pays sales revenue directly to you |
| Artist-profile linking | Your own Bandcamp account and page — connect and manage in LabelGrid |
| Pricing & scheduling | Set album and track pricing, enable Name Your Price, control per-track downloads, and schedule uploads |
| Typical go-live after submission | Timing varies — the upload runs right away or at your scheduled time once your connected Bandcamp account is confirmed; set it up at least 2 weeks ahead |
| Delivery method | Direct upload to your connected Bandcamp account (your credentials), separate from your DSP/DDEX streaming distribution |
Requirements can change — confirm current details with Bandcamp.
How long until my release is live on Bandcamp?
Timing varies. LabelGrid uploads your release directly to your connected Bandcamp account — separate from and independent of your DSP/DDEX streaming distribution. The upload runs right away, or at the time you schedule, once Bandcamp’s login confirmation for your account is complete, and very large releases can take longer to process. Planning a specific release date? Connect your Bandcamp account and set up the upload at least 2 weeks ahead.
Related: music distribution · royalty accounting · automated royalty splits · pricing · compare distributors · LabelGrid for labels · Bandcamp help article
WHY BANDCAMP
Artist Benefits
Distributing to Bandcamp via LabelGrid allows you to sell music directly to fans, keep most of each sale (Bandcamp says an average of 82% goes to the artist or label), and build a following as fans who buy or follow you get notified of new releases.
Key Features
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Direct-to-fan music and merch sales
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Flexible pricing, including pay-what-you-want
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An average of 82% of each sale goes to the artist or label, per Bandcamp
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Fan follows, collections and new-release notifications
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Integrated streaming and digital download options
DEEP DIVE
What You Should Know About Bandcamp
Direct-to-Fan Sales
Bandcamp is fundamentally different from streaming platforms. It's a direct-to-fan marketplace where fans buy your music (digital downloads, vinyl, CDs, cassettes) and merchandise. Bandcamp takes 15% of digital sales (10% once you reach $5,000 in sales, as long as you keep at least $5,000 in sales over the past 12 months) and 10% of physical sales; payment processor fees of typically 4-6% come on top. Bandcamp says artists and labels receive an average of 82% of each sale.
Bandcamp Fridays
On select Fridays throughout the year, Bandcamp waives its revenue share on sales made between midnight and 11:59pm Pacific Time. Payment processor fees still apply. Bandcamp says Bandcamp Fridays have paid more than $150 million to independent musicians over five years.
Community & Fandom
Bandcamp describes itself as a place where fans directly support the artists they love. Fans can follow artists, get notified of new releases, build a collection and share it on their fan page. Bandcamp also says fans pay more than the minimum price about 40% of the time.
Physical & Merch Integration
Beyond digital music, Bandcamp supports vinyl, CD, cassette, and merchandise sales. Artists sell them alongside digital, building a direct commerce relationship with their audience. You set up physical items and merch in Bandcamp itself; LabelGrid’s upload covers the digital release.
Tips for Success
- Give fans something to collect: purchases land in the fan’s Bandcamp collection, which they can share on their fan page, so releases keep working after the sale (per Bandcamp)
- Time a launch, pre-order or merch drop to land on a Bandcamp Friday, when the revenue share is waived
- Keep name-your-price switched on; Bandcamp says fans pay more than the minimum about 40% of the time
- Bandcamp's editorial section, Bandcamp Daily, covers artists regardless of size, per Bandcamp
- Use Bandcamp as a complement to streaming. It serves fans who want to own your music
RESOURCES
Bandcamp Resources
Official tools and documentation for Bandcamp.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently Asked Questions
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